William Finlay

William Thomas Finlay
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
November 9, 1905 – June 6, 1910
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byCharles R. Mitchell
ConstituencyMedicine Hat
Alberta Minister of Agriculture
In office
September 9, 1905 – November 1, 1909
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byDuncan Marshall
Alberta Provincial Secretary
In office
September 9, 1905 – November 1, 1909
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byDuncan Marshall
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office
May 21, 1902 – August 31, 1905
Preceded byHorace Greeley
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyMedicine Hat
Mayor of Medicine Hat
In office
1900–1903
Preceded byWilliam Bradley Marshall
Succeeded byArchibald Courtice Hawthorne
Personal details
BornJuly 12, 1853
Lisburn, Ireland
DiedMay 9, 1914(1914-05-09) (aged 60)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Political partyLiberal
SpouseCatherine Anne Allott
ChildrenTwo sons, three daughters
Residence(s)Medicine Hat, Alberta
OccupationMerchant, rancher

William Thomas Finlay (July 12, 1853 – May 9, 1914) was a merchant, politician and cabinet minister in Alberta and Northwest Territories, Canada. Finlay served as the second mayor of Medicine Hat, represented the electoral district of Medicine Hat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and served in the Cabinet of Alexander Cameron Rutherford as Alberta's first Minister of Agriculture and Provincial Secretary from 1905 to 1909.

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